The BSA Foundation Grant Project Pin-Up returns this year with a new opportunity to explore some of the projects that the BSA Foundation has brought to life in communities around Greater Boston. The BSA Foundation was created by the Boston Society of Architects/AIA to enhance public awareness of the built environment and the processes that
After a year of extensive community conversations, “Boston Creates” -- the City’s first cultural plan -- is in its final draft, heading for completion early summer. What are key highlights of the plan so far, what has the City learned through this process, and where is it aiming to go? Join us in a panel
The New England Chapter brings together members of the professional design, architecture, preservation, and real estate development communities; academics; and interested lay persons committed to bringing the extremely broad knowledge base of its diverse membership to bear on our understanding and appreciation of both the canonical and "hidden" works of the modern movement. They cooperate
The BSA Committee on Resilient Environments and Healthcare Facilities Committee welcome you to a presentation by Steve Friedman, PE, director of facilities engineering design and construction for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Mr. Friedman will be presenting on his experience designing for Infrastructure Resiliency in Healthcare, examining his work for MSKCC post Hurricane Sandy.
Head back to the drawing board at this annual fast-paced sketching game! This Pictionary-style tournament offers a night of friendly competition between some of Boston’s top architecture firms, who will go head to head to correctly identify sketches of famous buildings from around the world. This year, team competition is getting fiercer. Sharpen up your
Don't miss this reception with the artist for The Other Working Landscape. This special event is an inside opportunity to view the exhibition while speaking with artist Tom Leytham. In rural New England, farms and forests are often considered the “working” landscape. Since 2004, artist Tom Leytham has explored the remnants of the “other” working landscape: our 19th- and
To celebrate BSA Space’s new exhibition Extraordinary Playscapes, join PlayCubes creator and architect Richard Dattner FAIA for an intimate conversation about modular design across a variety of scales and uses. Parallel to a career in civic architecture, Dattner has designed and patented a number of modular structures--including a modular house, PlayCubes and Habitot play equipment, Shelterscape
Considered one of the world’s premier architectural illustrators, Paul Stevenson Oles FAIA worked as independent architect, professor, author and illustrator in the Boston area for over 40 years. Join Oles for a special presentation as he explores his work featured in the exhibition Truth in Architecture at BSA Space, and provides a brief but intimate
The Common Boston festival, a program of the BSA Foundation, is a unique opportunity to discover and explore the region's rich architectural, cultural, and historic resources. On Saturday and Sunday June 3 and 4, 2017, more than 50 sites throughout Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, and Brookline will open their doors to the public free of charge,
This introduction to the WELL Building Standard presentation provides an overview of the rating system concepts, features and certification process. The basis for each concept is introduced along with design and construction strategies and real world, practical examples. Incorporating the potential for positive health outcomes into the built environment is the future of building design. This
August 31, 2017 | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Price: $15 ($12 BSA Members and Friends of BSA Space); preregistration required Where: Meet your guide at BSA Space, 290 Congress Street. Boston Join the BSA Foundation and Boston By Foot to explore the engineered world of Fort Point Channel. On this tour of discovery, experience
On May 17, 2018, BSA Space will premier NatureStructure, a global overview showcasing more than 30 architectural and design projects that work in harmony with nature to heal and restore ecosystems and make cities more resilient and sustainable. Curated by Scott Burnham, the creator of Reprogramming the City, with exhibition design and curatorial assistance by
